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| 320.1 | Not only ATARI disks.. | PILOU::ANDERSEN | Deallocating my spare time to free | Wed Nov 30 1988 02:22 | 6 |
| Cumana and others sell "ready to plug in" drives for the ST.
Why don't you check out magasines covering the ST, normally there
is a lot of advertising.(I don't know where you are located, but
try looking for ST-world)
Try using a RAM softdisk, as well, could help you out.
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| 320.2 | Soft sample | SEDOAS::TAYLOR | | Wed Nov 30 1988 04:33 | 15 |
| Chris,
STWorld seems to be about the best general mag. around (U.K.) at
the moment, and if you're quick, they have a reduced price subscription
at the moment (19 Pounds). My kids are 8 & 9, they enjoy RANARAMA,
OUTCAST, DUNGEON MASTER (believe it or not), MASTERMIND, TRIV.PURSUIT
(they cheat), and many P.D. soft games. I use a RAM disk to copy
P.D. soft, don't have much need for an extra floppy, and run EASYDRAW,
FIRST WORD-PLUS, ST ACCOUNTS, etc. Watch out, if you plan to do
any printing, make sure you get a compatible printer (they don't
all do graphics, decenders, italic, etc).
Happy STing!
Ken.T.
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| 320.3 | Some ideas | SUBURB::WICKS | | Wed Nov 30 1988 13:11 | 33 |
| Chris, I asked my 7 year old (who is meant to be the owner of the
ST in our house) what games he liked best and he gave me the following
list in order of todays preferences.
Helicopter Gunship
Carrier command
Wizball*
Xenon
Thundercats
Stir crazy*
Lazer Chess*
Backlash
Degas Elite
1st word
The * means good to play with a friend which can be quite important
if you don't want problems over who's turn it is.
In the UK we have a mag call ST Amega Format which has a disk with
various games and utilities on the cover each month. My son has given
up on Mask comics to get the 2 pounds 95p to pay for it. This gives
him a lot of variety and the opportunity to learn a bit about the ST
other than just putting in a disk and turning it on to run a game.
As for educational software we don't have any, or do we? My son
has learnt about aerodynamics (Gunship), colours, (Wizball and Degas),
principles of Radar (Gunship), Maps and plans, (Carrier Command),
new words (instruction manuals) etc. etc.
Hope that you get the occasional chance to get on the ST yourself.
malcolm
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| 320.4 | Compatible if you make cables | LEDDEV::WALLACE | | Wed Nov 30 1988 13:14 | 6 |
| If you don't mind making up a couple of cables you can buy a Radio
Shack DSDD drive (minus the power supply) when there on sale for
$99.00. I just talked to a couple of people how have them and say
they work great.
Ray
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| 320.5 | on sale now ! | NAC::LANDRY | | Mon Jan 16 1989 12:40 | 17 |
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> If you don't mind making up a couple of cables you can buy a Radio
> Shack DSDD drive (minus the power supply) when there on sale for
> $99.00. I just talked to a couple of people how have them and say
> they work great.
These drive are on sale at this price this week. I assume from
the above comment the RS drives need a power supply. Anyone
know what voltages must be supplied? Is the drive cable
straightforward - that is can I just connect the matching
signal names? Are the connectors available - especially the
Atari end?
thanks
chris
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| 320.6 | STREPORT issue # 57. | PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ | Jeff Lomicka | Mon Jan 16 1989 16:35 | 3 |
| The detailed instructions are in a recent issue of one of the on-line magazines
that Buzz Hamilton keeps on VINO::, specifically issue 57 of STREPORT.
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| 320.7 | Have power supply, will arc-weld ... | DEMING::HLQAR | | Tue Jan 17 1989 00:11 | 19 |
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re .5
If I'm not mistaken, the power supply reqs for the RS drive are
+5v @ 200mA and +12v @ 1.2A. The 5v drives the logic, while the
12v runs the drive motor. I whipped up a quick supply using a 7805
and a 7812 with despiking caps, a bridge rectifier, and an 18vac
transformer, all courtesy of the aforementioned overrated (and
overpriced) Radical Shock. The 7812 is only good to 1A w/ heatsink,
so it takes about three seconds for the drive to spin up, and once
it's running, the current demand drops to about 1 quarter amp.
Since the drive doesn't run constantly, there should be no overheating
problem, and if I remember correctly, I stuffed the power board
inside the disk drive housing (with a tin foil rf shield, of course)
and ran the plug out the back of the case. It ran like a charm.
The drive itself was salvaged from an old Atari 8 bit after a
spectacular mushroom cloud. Seems the smart drive circuits had
a lobotomy ...
Speedo the Hack
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| 320.8 | STREPORT article | NAC::LANDRY | | Tue Jan 17 1989 17:25 | 80 |
| Here's the instructions from STREPORT to connect a RS drive (in case
anyone beside me is interested):
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ST REPORT WEEKLY ONLINE MAGAZINE
Monday, OCT. 17, 1988
Vol II No. 57
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APEInc., P.O. BOX 74, Middlesex, N.J. 08846-0074
PUBLISHER GENERAL MANAGER
Ron Kovacs R.F.Mariano
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TANDY + ATARI ST?
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Connect the Tandy 3 1/2 inch drive
to the Atari ST
To connect the Tandy 3 1/2 inch external drive to the ST, the
following connections must be made:
ST Floppy Port Pin Function Tandy Drive Pin
1 Read Data 30
2 Side 0 Select 32
3 Ground Any Odd
4 Index 8
5 Drive 0 Select 10
6 Drive 1 Select 12
7 Ground Any Odd
8 Motor On 16
9 Direction In 18
10 Step 20
11 Write Data 22
12 Write Gate 24
13 Track 00 26
14 Write Protect 28
These connections may be made using two methods. The easiest
would be to take an ST drive cable, cut off one connector, and
connect the cable directly to the 34 pin header on the drive
itself. This will directly bypass the circuit board inside the
Tandy drive case. The major drawback to this method is the fact
that you will not be able to unplug the cable from the drive.
The other method, although more complicated, will allow you
to utilize the 30 pin edge connector mounted in the back of the
Tandy drive case. First remove all paths leading to the upper pads
of the edge connector and all paths on the bottom side that do not
lead to ground. Wire all connector pads on the bottom side
together so that they all are connected to ground. At the point
where the ribbon cable from the drive is attached to the circuit
board, wire the necessary connections to the pads of the 30 pin
edge connector. Remember, any odd number pin on the drive itself
is ground, so connect one to the bottom connector pads of the
circuit board being modified. Be sure to note each connector pad
you are using, and it's corresponding function. Now attach the ST
drive cable to a 30 pin edge plug in accordance with the wiring
accomplished on the circuit board.
Once wiring has been completed, place the jumper on the drive
mechanism to the A0 position. If your computer won't recognize the
drive, try the A1 position.
The drive requires 12V 230mA and 5V 240mA for power. I use a
standard PC power supply using either connectors P10 or P11.
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